Pro-Assad Syrian pleads guilty in US to role in hacking
ALEXANDRIA -- A Syrian national pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges for his role in a scheme that hacked computers and targeted perceived enemies of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Peter Romar, 37, a refugee who was living in Germany when he was arrested earlier this year, pleaded guilty to charges that spell out a limited role as a member of a so-called Syrian Electronic Army that harassed Harvard University, Human Rights Watch and media outlets.
